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Target Group/ Audience Students of: - Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU), medical school, school of public health - Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) Faculty of Law - Medical School AIETY Medical Faculty Medical Faculty

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Course Description: This course will introduce students to advanced concepts in health law

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Overall Objective: Improve understanding of health legislation

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Specific Objectives: This course is designed to introduce students to the legal issues that arise from the relationships between and among patients and health care providers. This course is designed to introduce students to the legal issues that arise from the relationships between and among patients and health care providers. Primary areas include: conflicts between cost effective and high quality health care; access to care; individual and institutional liability; professional standards and norms, patients rights with special focus on informed consent and other legal issues. Primary areas include: conflicts between cost effective and high quality health care; access to care; individual and institutional liability; professional standards and norms, patients rights with special focus on informed consent and other legal issues.

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Course Outline: Major Topics Major Topics 1. Health Care and Law 2. Health and Human rights 3. Health related legislation 4. Public Health and Law

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Health and Human Rights Health and international Human Rights Health and international Human Rights –Overview of International covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights; /Article 12/ –UN Committee on Economical, Social and Cultural rights /Article 12/ –UN Special Rapporteur on health issues; Health and human rights of children Health and human rights of children Health and womens human rights Health and womens human rights Health and human rights of minority population Health and human rights of minority population –Social stress, stigma and health; –Minority stress, victimization and mental health; –Sexual minority health; –Prejudice, discrimination and health outcomes

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Health Related Legislation Georgian Constitution; Georgian Constitution; Law on patients rights; Law on patients rights; Labor Law Labor Law Corporate Law Corporate Law Law on Health care Law on Health care Law on medical activities Law on medical activities Rights of marginal groups, related legislation and ethics norms; / HIV/Aids and the related Legislation; /Law of Georgia about Preventive Measures of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Rights of marginal groups, related legislation and ethics norms; / HIV/Aids and the related Legislation; /Law of Georgia about Preventive Measures of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,

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Criminal Law of Georgia Criminal Law of Georgia Criminal Law Legislation of Georgia and Its Purpose Mercy Killing; Mercy Killing; Abandoning Ill Person in Distress; Abandoning Ill Person in Distress; Illegal Abortion; Illegal Abortion; Compulsion to Take an Organ, Part of an Organ, or Tissue of a Person ; Compulsion to Take an Organ, Part of an Organ, or Tissue of a Person ; Illegal Trade with Blood or Blood Components; Illegal Trade with Blood or Blood Components; Trade with Human Organs Trade with Human Organs Genetic Manipulation; Genetic Manipulation; Types of compulsory medical measures, grounds and rules of their application Types of compulsory medical measures, grounds and rules of their application Infliction of death by Negligence Infliction of death by Negligence Crime Against Health Crime Against Health Infection with HIV/AIDS Infection with HIV/AIDS Infection with Especially Dangerous Infectious Disease Infection with Especially Dangerous Infectious Disease Restricting the Rights of a Disabled Person Restricting the Rights of a Disabled Person

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Public Health and Law Public health definition, focus, and core functions Public health definition, focus, and core functions State responsibility to ensure public health State responsibility to ensure public health Human rights and public health Human rights and public health International laws/regulations on public health (communicable diseases, bioterrorism) International laws/regulations on public health (communicable diseases, bioterrorism) Tobacco and health Tobacco and health

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Attendance Policy: attendance is mandatory Attendance Policy: attendance is mandatory Plagiarism policy: students who plagiarize will fail the course Plagiarism policy: students who plagiarize will fail the course